Dead at age 85
1,761 Notable deaths
Carl David Anderson
American physicist.
Born September 3rd, 1905 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1991 at 85 years old in San Marino. [ref]
Henri Guisan
Swiss general (1874-1960).
Born October 21st, 1874 in Mézières.
Died April 7th, 1960 at 85 years old in Pully.
James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury
British politician (1861-1947).
Born October 23rd, 1861 in London.
Died April 4th, 1947 at 85 years old in London.
Jimmy Jones
Northern ireland football player (1928-2014).
Born July 25th, 1928 in Keady.
Died February 13th, 2014 at 85 years old in Lurgan. [ref]
Trina Robbins
American comic artist and comics historian.
Born August 17th, 1938 in New York City.
Died April 10th, 2024 at 85 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Harry Schwarz
South african activist (1924-2010).
Born May 13th, 1924 in Cologne.
Died February 5th, 2010 at 85 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Pavel Cherenkov
Soviet physicist (1904-1990).
Born July 28th, 1904 in Novaya Chigla.
Died January 6th, 1990 at 85 years old in Moscow.
William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood
British field marshal 1865–1951 (1865–1951).
Born September 13th, 1865 in Khadki.
Died May 17th, 1951 at 85 years old in Hampton Court Palace.
Karel Appel
Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet (1921-2006).
Born April 25th, 1921 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2006 at 85 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Sikander Bakht
Indian politician.
Born August 24th, 1918 in Delhi.
Died February 23rd, 2004 at 85 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
Deaths 431 to 440 of 1761
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon